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First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (MISL) Holdings List

$45.53 +0.02 (+0.04%)
As of 05/13/2026 04:10 PM Eastern

What stocks does MISL hold?

The First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (MISL) top stock holdings include Palantir Technologies, Boeing, and GE Aerospace. The top 25 MISL holdings ordered by weight make up 93.52% of the total fund. MISL is an equity fund in the sector category that invests in publicly traded companies, focused on industrials strategies within the North America region. This page includes a complete MISL stock holdings list ranked by weight, along with a full breakdown of sector, geographic, industry, and currency exposure.

Top 25 MISL Holdings

RankCompanyCurrent PriceWeightShares Held
1
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
$130.05
-4.4%
8.94%894,564
2
The Boeing Company stock logo
BA
Boeing
$240.58
+1.6%
8.87%526,388
3
GE Aerospace stock logo
GE
GE Aerospace
$294.89
-0.9%
8.20%371,532
4
RTX Corporation stock logo
RTX
RTX
$178.14
-0.4%
7.33%568,368
5
Lockheed Martin Corporation stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
$520.35
-0.1%
6.97%186,649
6
Rocket Lab Corporation stock logo
RKLB
Rocket Lab
$124.15
+5.6%
4.82%841,723
7
Howmet Aerospace Inc. stock logo
HWM
Howmet Aerospace
$273.27
+1.3%
4.50%226,691
8
General Dynamics Corporation stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
$341.31
-1.5%
4.33%170,918
9
Transdigm Group Incorporated stock logo
TDG
Transdigm Group
$1,201.25
+0.8%
4.30%47,454
10
Heico Corporation stock logo
HEI
Heico
$292.12
+1.5%
4.08%193,088
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11
L3Harris Technologies Inc stock logo
LHX
L3Harris Technologies
$304.80
-1.5%
3.56%161,994
12
Northrop Grumman Corporation stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$551.26
-1.3%
3.42%85,035
13
FTAI Aviation Ltd. stock logo
FTAI
FTAI Aviation
$267.09
+0.3%
3.30%166,033
14
Curtiss-Wright Corporation stock logo
CW
Curtiss-Wright
$751.47
+2.2%
3.15%59,679
15
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. stock logo
ASTS
AST SpaceMobile
$74.81
+2.5%
2.88%603,567
16
Woodward, Inc. stock logo
WWD
Woodward
$369.78
+0.6%
2.61%96,505
17
Leidos Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LDOS
Leidos
$124.24
-3.2%
1.95%203,868
18
Textron Inc. stock logo
TXT
Textron
$91.51
+0.8%
1.88%281,856
19
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. stock logo
HII
Huntington Ingalls Industries
$333.83
+0.1%
1.46%63,759
20
Leonardo DRS, Inc. stock logo
DRS
Leonardo DRS
$42.50
-0.9%
1.30%430,359
21
CACI International, Inc. stock logo
CACI
CACI International
$504.46
+1.1%
1.28%35,769
22
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
$52.49
-8.4%
1.26%303,257
23
Moog Inc. stock logo
MOG.A
Moog
$307.80
0.0%
1.19%51,400
24
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
$160.99
-4.7%
0.99%80,826
25
Karman Holdings Inc. stock logo
KRMN
Karman
$67.45
+8.0%
0.95%214,553

MISL Geographic Exposure

MISL's largest geographic exposure is United States at 96.8%, followed by Cayman Islands at 3.1%.

  • United States
    96.8%
  • Cayman Islands
    3.1%

MISL Currency Exposure

MISL is exclusively exposed to USD.

  • USD
    74.8%

MISL Sector Exposure

MISL's largest sector exposure is Industrials at 76.7%, followed by Technology at 12.2%.

  • Industrials
    76.7%
  • Technology
    12.2%
  • Communications
    3.1%

MISL Industry Exposure

MISL's largest industry exposure is Aerospace & Defense at 73.1%, followed by Software at 8.6%.

  • Aerospace & Defense
    73.1%
  • Software
    8.6%
  • IT Services
    3.6%
  • Trading Companies & Distributo
    3.1%
  • Diversified Telecommunication Services
    3.1%
  • Construction & Engineering
    0.5%

MISL Sub-Industry Exposure

MISL's largest sub-industry exposure is Aerospace & Defense at 73.1%, followed by Application Software at 8.6%.

  • Aerospace & Defense
    73.1%
  • Application Software
    8.6%
  • IT Consulting & Other Services
    3.6%
  • Trading Companies & Distributo
    3.1%
  • Alternative Carriers
    3.1%
  • Construction & Engineering
    0.5%

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This page (NYSEARCA:MISL) was last updated on 5/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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